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Gerrit Dou

1613–1675 · Dutch Republic

Born
1613 · Leiden
Died
1675 · Leiden

52 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He specialized in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.

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Gerrit Dou (pronounced [ˈɣɛrɪt dʌu]; 7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.

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Registered works

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Selected registered works by Gerrit Dou

Selected from 52 works by Gerrit Dou in the Collect24 Registry.

Gerrit Dou, Astronomer by Candlelight

Gerrit Dou

Astronomer by Candlelight, late 1650s

Oil on panel

32 × 21.2 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-135308

Gerrit Dou, A Hermitin Prayer

Gerrit Dou

A Hermitin Prayer, c. 1662 - c. 1665

panel

25.2 × 19 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113930

Gerrit Dou, Lezende oude vrouw

Gerrit Dou

Lezende oude vrouw, c. 1631 - c. 1632

panel

71.1 × 55.2 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113929

Gerrit Dou, Johan Wittert van der Aa (1604-1670)

Gerrit Dou

Johan Wittert van der Aa (1604-1670), c. 1646

panel

28 × 23.9 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113928

Gerrit Dou, Man Smoking a Pipe

Gerrit Dou

Man Smoking a Pipe, c. 1650 - c. 1655

panel

48 × 36.6 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113927

Gerrit Dou, A Hermit

Gerrit Dou

A Hermit, 1664

panel

34.4 × 28.2 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113926

Gerrit Dou, A Fisherman's Wife

Gerrit Dou

A Fisherman's Wife, 1653

panel

32.3 × 22.8 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-113924

Gerrit Dou, Portrait of a Couple in a Landscape

Gerrit Dou

Portrait of a Couple in a Landscape, c. 1635 - c. 1665

panel

76.3 × 61.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-106937

Gerrit Dou, De avondschool

Gerrit Dou

De avondschool, before 1665

panel

53.8 × 42 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-106936

Gerrit Dou, (draughtsman) young artist

Gerrit Dou

(draughtsman) young artist, 1638

oil paint

31 × 25 cm

Munich Central Collecting Point

C24-404906

Gerrit Dou, The Carpenter's Family

Gerrit Dou

The Carpenter's Family, 1670

42.9 × 35.4 cm

Royal Collection

C24-285775

Gerrit Dou, Portrait of Rembrandt' s father

Gerrit Dou

Portrait of Rembrandt' s father, 1638

oil paint

23 × 19 cm

Munich Central Collecting Point

C24-400254

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